During the interview with Andrea Mitchell, in which Carter
promoted his latest book, A Call to Action, he also
noted that President Obama does not call upon him for
advice -- though previous presidents have.

Back in January, President Obama announced a change to the way that cell
phone metadata would be stored during a speech at the
Department of Justice.

While collection will continue, Obama said, an independent third
party would now store the data rather than the government itself.
Additionally, looking ahead, the government would only be allowed
to access records of citizens that are alleged to be two steps --
as opposed to the former three steps -- removed from a terrorist
organization.